Last Updated: 10 March 2024

Below the High Court, other courts make up the subordinate judiciary system known as subordinate courts

¶ New Posts created^[1]

Punjab Cabinet 24 June 2022: Total 810 posts created for sub ordinate courts including additional District/Session Judges & Civil Judges

• New 25 additional District/Session Judges: Punjab Govt created new 25 additional District/Session Judge positions along with support staff in the state
• New 80 Civil Judges: Punjab Govt created new 80 Civil Judges positions along with support staff in the state

¶ Filling Judges vacancies

Punjab get 13 Additional District & Session Judges^[2]

• Punjab Judicial officers were promoted to fill these vacancies on 25 April 2023

159 Junior Judges PCS(J) recuitment completed in Oct 2023^[3]

Dreams of underprivileged get wings

-- The daughters of a pick-up tempo driver, traffic police constable and a bus driver set to become judges^[4]
-- 13 underprivileged students set to be judges under one teacher's tutelage include an auto driver’s daughter, a labourer’s daughter from Sangrur, daughter of a security guard, another of a factory worker, a farmer’s daughter from Pathankot etc^[5]

To expedite recruiting, 80 posts through High Court direct

• 27 August 2022: new Judicial Officers, Punjab Cabinet decided to fill 80 posts through Punjab & Haryana High Court by bringing it out of the purview of Punjab Public Service Commission^[6]

¶ 2nd National Judicial Pay Commission Implemented

• The Cabinet gave ex-post facto approval to revise the pay of Judicial Officers on 19 June 2023^[7]

¶ Regularised Contractual positions^[8]

• 09 March 2024: 3842 temporary posts of judicial wing converted into Permanent, from Subordinate Courts across the state

¶ Fast track courts on POSCO^[8:1]

• 2 Fast Track Special Courts in districts Sangrur and Tarn Taran created to dispose off cases pertaining to Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Rape
• To create 2 new posts of Additional District and Sessions Judge along with 18 supporting staff for these courts.

¶ Status (till Feb 2023)^[9]

9.23 Lakh Pending cases

New recruitments of 159 has been completed in Oct 2023

References:

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1. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=147538 ↩︎

2. https://www.babushahi.com/transfers.php?id=163649 ↩︎

3. https://www.ppsc.gov.in/Advertisement/detailadv.aspx?advno=2022103&postid=211 ↩︎

4. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/pcs-judicial-results-punjab-civil-services-judges-magistrates-8980770/ ↩︎

5. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/underprivileged-punjab-students-civil-services-judicial-exam-free-coaching-advocate-8984913/ ↩︎

6. https://yespunjab.com/punjab-cabinet-accords-approval-for-filling-up-359-posts-in-agriculture-dept-and-80-posts-of-civil-judges/ ↩︎

7. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-additional-posts-assistant-professors-govt-colleges-8673845/ ↩︎

8. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=180485 ↩︎ ↩︎

9. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/39-judges-posts-vacant-14l-cases-pending-in-hry/articleshow/97788714.cms?from=mdr ↩︎